Tag Archives: Universal Health Coverage

Ethiopia’s Community-based Health Insurance: A Step on the Road to Universal Health Coverage

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Home Page Map, Publications, Universal Health Coverage

In the last 10 years, Africa has witnessed a renewed interest in Community-based Health Insurance (CBHI) schemes as countries leverage communities to expand risk-pooling coverage to informal sectors and the rural population. CBHI schemes, also known as mutual health organizations, are not-for-profit mechanisms of health financing grounded in principles of solidarity and risk sharing.

Monitoring and Evaluating Progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Ethiopia

Journal Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Journal Article Authors: Abebe Alebachew, Laurel Hatt, Matthew Kukla Published: September 2014 Resource Description: PLOS Medicine’s newly released Monitoring Universal Health Coverage Collection features an HFG country case study on the availability of globally proposed universal health coverage (UHC) indicators in Ethiopia. The study, “Monitoring and Evaluating Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage in Ethiopia,” explored 61 proposed indicators and […]

Measuring And Monitoring Progress Toward Universal Health Coverage: A Case Study in Côte d’Ivoire

Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Anne Juillet, Clovis Konan, Laurel Hatt, Sophie Faye, and Sharon Nakhimovsky Published: 05/2014 Resource Description: Developing simple and sound measures to monitor progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) is critical if this objective is to remain high on the global agenda and receive priority attention from country policymakers. While discussions on UHC […]

Universal Health Coverage Measurement in a Lower-Middle-Income Context: A Senegalese Case Study

Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Justin Tine, Sophie Faye, Sharon Nakhimovsky, and Laurel Hatt Published: 04/2014 Resource Description: To advance the global discussion on the availability, feasibility, and relevance of various candidate indicators for UHC measurement, the Health Finance and Governance project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, conducted a case study in Senegal. The objective […]

Universal Health Coverage Measurement in a Low–Income Context: An Ethiopian Case Study

Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Abebe Alebachew, Laurel Hatt, Matt Kukla, and Sharon Nakhimovsky Published: 04/2014 Resource Description: Universal health coverage (UHC) as a goal of health policy has gained wide acceptance at country and global levels since the publication of the World Health Report 2010 and is seen as a critical component of sustainable development. […]

Measuring Progress toward UHC in Africa

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Universal health coverage (UHC) – a health system where everyone has access to the health services they need and can take advantage of them without risk of financial impoverishment – is seen as a critical component of sustainable development for low- and middle-income countries. To progress towards UHC goals, however, policymakers must first be able […]

Building on Community-based Health Insurance to Expand National Coverage: The Case of Ghana

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Nathan J. Blanchet and Osei B. Acheampong Published: 12/30/2013 Resource Description: Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme has captured the global health community’s attention as one of the most ambitious plans for universal health coverage in Africa. From modest growth of mutual health organization (MHO) schemes to a rapidly scaled-up and centralized national […]

Universal Coverage of Essential Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Projections of Domestic Resources

Publications, Resource Mobilization, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Report Authors: Carlos Avila, Catherine Connor, and Peter Amico Published: 8/1/2013 Resource Description: Given the African region’s healthy economic outlook, will resource mobilization for health still be an imperative in 2020? HFG looks ahead at the region’s health financing priorities by projecting domestic health spending per capita to 2020 relative to an internationally accepted target for […]

Indicators for Measuring Universal Health Coverage: A Five-Country Analysis (DRAFT)

Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Report Authors: Sherri Haas, Laurel Hatt, Anthony Leegwater, Marianne El-Khoury, and Wendy Wong Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: This study aimed to advance the dialogue on measurement of universal health coverage (UHC) by taking a practical, bottom-up approach — specifically, cataloguing indicators of UHC that have already been defined in the literature, assessing the feasibility of producing those […]

Experiencias Latinoamericanas en la Búsqueda de la Cobertura Universal en Salud

Health Systems Research, Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Report Authors: Ricardo Bitran, and Alejandra Burgos Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: Alcanzar la cobertura universal en salud (CUS) es una aspiración social fundamental de la mayoría de los países en desarrollo, pero esta plantea grandes desafíos en materia de políticas públicas. Este es el tema que aborda la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en su […]

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